Hame-fastener.



Patented July 3|, I900.

F. H. LAKE 8|. 8. W. SIMS.

HAME FASTENER.

(Application filed Mar. 6, 1900.)

(80 Model.)

g NITEDL S ATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK H. LAKE AND STEPHEN W. SIMS, OF LOYALTON, CALIFORNIA.

HAM E-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 654,652, dated July 31, 1900.

Application filed March 6, 1900- Serial No. 7,567. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, FRANK H. LAKE and sTEPHEN W; SIMS, citizens of the United States, residing at Loyalton, in the county of Sierra and State of California, have invented a new and useful Hams-Fastener, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hame-fasteners, and has for its object to provide an improved device of this character which is particularly designed to facilitate the fastening of the adjacent lower ends of the hamesand is also adjustable to accommodate the hames to the collar. It is furthermore designed to house the locking-lever against lateral strain and displacement and to house the spring for actuating the lever entirely within the device, so that the latter may be entirely free from projections in order that the fastener may snugly fit the collar.

With these and other objects in View the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the accompanying claim,.it being understood that changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made within the scope of the claim without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a hame-fastener constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan View thereof. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the main part of the fastener.

Corresponding parts in the several figures of the drawings are designated by like characters of reference. I

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the numeral 1 designatesthe main part of the fastener, which is provided with a 1ongitudinal bifurcation 2, which extends for nearly the entire length of this main part and separates the opposite longitudinal side pieces 3-. This main part is bowed longitudinally and at the closed end of the bifurcation is reduced in thickness andformed into a hook or eye 4, which is located upon the convex side of the main part, and is also provided with a longitudinal slot or bifurcation 5,

outerconvex side of the main part. Although the main part may be formed in one piece,

'yet it may also be formed in two parts and brazed or otherwise connected at the hooked end 4 thereof.

Pivoted between the opposite bearing-ears 7 is the locking-lever 8, which is provided at its pivoted end with a cam projection 9, that normally is housed between the opposite side pieces of the main part, and the opposite free end of the lever is normallyseated within the hook or eye 4 and held between the opposite lips 6, so as to be braced against lateral strain and displacement.

Housed entirely between the side pieces 3 is a leaf spring 10, which is provided inter mediate of its ends with an eye 11 to receive a pin 12, which extends transversely between the side pieces. One end of this spring is beveled, as at 13, so as to overlap and bear against the adjacent beveled portion of the wall of the bifurcation 2, whereby the spring is held in place. The opposite end of the spring is free, and the cam portion of the lever is adapted to bear against the inner side of said free end, so as to be held in both its open and closed positions. By this arrangement the spring is conveniently housed and protected, and by having the pin or fastening l2 removable the spring may be conveniently replaced when broken or damaged without requiring the removal of the lever 8.

The other part of the fastener comprises an eye-plate lat, having a hook or loop 15 at its outer end for engagement with one of the hames and also provided with a plurality of eyes or openings 16 to receive the lever and embrace the bearing-ears when the fastener is in place.

In the application of the device the hooks or loops at and 15 are engaged with the respective ends of the hames, after which the lever 8 is passed through one of the openings in the eye-plate and then snapped into the position shown in Fig. 1, whereby thetwo parts of the device are drawn together and the hames are fastened in position.

It will now be apparent that the cam-lever his may be engaged with any of the openings in the eye-plate, so as to accommodate the fastener to the hames and the collar. Moreover, there are no projections at either side of the device, so that the latter may snugly fit the collar, and there is no danger of the fastener becoming accidentally unfastened.

Having thus described the invention, we claim- A hame-fastener, comprising a main part, having alongitudinal bifurcation or slot, the end wall of which is beveled outwardly, a camlever inounted within the opposite end of the bifurcation, a leaf-spring housed Within the bifurcation, and having a beveled end-to H Witnesses: Z. W; KEYEs;

CHARLES R. COUNTER. 

